Living the Aging Life

The candle burns.

Its light is steady.

The path shows clear and true.

The candle’s light

is always ready

to mark the path for you.

I don’t need Farmer’s Alamac

to note when Summer’s gone.

Spiders in the bathtub?

It’s my sign that time’s moved on.

There’s a spider in the bathtub.

That’s a certain sign of Fall.

You know that summer’s over

when the spiders come to call.

We got a little bit of rain.

So light, it was hard to tell.

My garden welcomed ev’ry drop—

soaked ev’ry bit that fell.

We hope you’ll find

this Ad compelling.

We hope you’ll want

this drug we’re selling.

Don ‘t worry that Death’s a side effect….

not too many died when last we checked.

We hope you’ll act on this sales pitch.

If enough folks do, it’ll make us rich.

COVID Roulette’s an invisible game.

You’re a player without even trying.

Some like it fine while they’re playing the game,

but they like it not when they’re dying.

I caught a blessing in the wind.

It nestled close to me.

I’m  sending that blessing out with the wind

to  keep You company.

This is a lullaby of Love.

It’s a simple lullaby.

It blankets with a sweet caress

as the quiet hours pass by.